Deadline is reporting that Bruce Willis has signed on for the lead role of Paul Kersey in the upcoming Death Wish remake from Paramount Pictures, which is to be directed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves). Based on Brian Garfield’s 1972 novel, the first Death Wish movie was directed by Michael Winner […]
Sylvester Stallone rumoured to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
It looks like Sylvester Stallone could be set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the New York Daily News spotting Sly making his way to the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 on Friday. Stallone was seen leaving an Atlanta hotel used by the rest of the cast of the film, script […]
Penchant Entertainment adapting Hostage to the Devil
Penchant Entertainment has snapped up the rights to Father Malachi Martin’s bestselling book Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans, with a view to adapting the source material across various feature and TV projects. “Since its publication, Hostage to the Devil has been the canonical book on possession and exorcism […]
Gal Gadot discusses Wonder Woman role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The flood of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice news continues, with Gal Gadot speaking to CinePremiere about Wonder Woman’s role in the film, and her dynamic with Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight and Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel. “I appear in this film just as she is trying to escape her days of being Wonder Woman,” […]
Sophie Turner and Asa Butterfield to star in Time Freak
Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) and Asa Butterfield (The Space Between Us) have signed on to star in the romantic comedy Time Freak, which marks the feature directorial debut of Andrew Bowler and is based upon his Oscar-nominated short of the same name. According to Deadline, the film follows “Stillman (Butterfield), a heartbroken physics student […]
Christopher Lloyd to have a Senior Moment alongside William Shatner
Variety is reporting that Christopher Lloyd has signed on to star alongside William Shatner is director Giorgio Serafini’s upcoming comedy Senior Moment, which will start production in the spring. The film sees Shatner as “a retired Top Gun Navy pilot who used to test aircraft for NASA. After speeding around town in his vintage convertible […]
Amazon orders The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel from Gilmore Girls creator
Variety is reporting that Amazon has placed an order for two seasons of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the latest project from Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator of The Gilmore Girls. The new series stars Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel, “a 1958 New York City woman who has everything she’s ever wanted—the perfect husband, two kids, and […]
Netflix and Mike Flanagan bringing The Haunting of Hill House to the small screen
Streaming giants Netflix has tapped filmmaker Mike Flanagan (Hush, Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil) to write, direct and produce a ten episode of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House, Deadline is reporting. The project – titled Haunting – is being produced by Paramount TV and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV and has received […]
Don Cheadle is the Prince of Darkness
Don Cheadle is in talks to produce and star in an adaptation of Shane White’s biography Prince of Darkness: The Untold Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street’s First Black Millionaire, which will reunite him with screenwriter Steven Baigelman, who co-wrote Cheadle’s directorial debut Miles Ahead. The official Amazon description for Prince of Darkness reads: […]
Diego Luna joins the Flatliners remake alongside Ellen Page
Having finished his work on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Wrap is reporting that Diego Luna is in talks for the lead role in the upcoming remake of the 1990 sci-fi thriller Flatliners, where he would star alongside Ellen Page (X-Men: Days of Future Past). The new film is being directed by Niels […]
